GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| mischance | bad luck |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |